The Dodgers got just enough offense to beat the Phils, especially with allegedly tough lefty J.C. Romero on the mound; he was miserable in his 2006 stint with the Angels, but the Red Sox and Phils have somehow turned him back into the ridiculous dominator he used to be with the Twins. It was a good thing the Dodgers were able to get to the pen, because they did remarkably little against starter Cole Hamels, who was in line for the win prior to Casey Blake's no-outs, bases-loaded sacrifice fly off Chad Durbin; Hamels only gave up a pair of runs, and only five hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Clayton Kershaw, who got a no-decision, got exactly a quality start against the NL East leaders, who saw their division lead shrink to one game thanks to a 4-3 New York win over Washington. The Dodgers kept pace with Arizona, who beat Colorado 4-2 and remain a game atop the NL West. And once again, the Dodgers are above .500. This is ridiculous.